Slow News Day Casting Round Up – Anna Paquin in “Scream 4” & Much More

Well, it can’t be really considered a slow news day, when it’s been more of a slow news summer. Despite the weekly casting sweepstakes and Comic Con and the mind bending greatness of Katy Perry’s song, “Teenage Dream,” the summer has moved at a snail’s pace. Let’s slowly look at the latest casting moves….

EW’s Pop Watch has confirmed that Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell will both appear in Scream 4. Sookie Stackhouse and Veronica Mars will join other popular TV stars like Neve Campbell (“Party Of Five”), Courntey Cox (“Friends” “Cougar Town”), Alison Brie (“Community”) and Adam “The OC” Brody in addition to the new Sidney Prescott played by Emma Roberts. No word if the actresses will have a Drew Barrymore/Scream style cameo or a Heather Graham/Scream 2 style cameo, but I’m betting on a Drew Barrymore style cameo for Paquin and maybe a Heather Graham style cameo for Kristen Bell.

Either way, I hope this guy provides the voice over for the first Scream 4 trailer.

In other news, The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Katie Holmes and Al Pacino will star with Adam Sandler in Jack & Jill. In the film, Jack (Sandler) struggles to get his twin sister (Sandler) to leave the house after Thanksgiving. That’s right, Sandler will be playing dual roles in the film and Holmes will be the hapless wife. According to the story, Pacino will play himself in a cameo of sorts. Sandler’s current en vogue director at Happy Madison Productions, Dennis Dugan will direct.

And finally, Deadline is reporting that a trio of actors will test with Tom Cruise for the young lead in Mission: Impossible 4. According to reports, Hurt Locker star Anthony Mackie (Yay!) Kevin Zegers of Transamerica and Zoom fame, and, Eragon & Letters To Juliet star Christopher Egan will test for director Brad Bird and presumably Paramount top brass. It’s interesting to see that Paramount and Abrams are going for an unknown in the sidekick role instead of you know, going after once popular bohunk Taylor Lauter or Alexander Skarsgard or Ryan Kwanten. Either way, Brad Bird knows what he’s doing.

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